I’ve written Guidance, the Know Direction Network’s source for tips, tricks, and techniques for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for nearly three years now. I think. It might be two. Honestly, what’s a year between friends?
D&D and Pathfinder have a long tradition of monsters that are just two different animals smashed together. The owlbear is the de facto example of these “deadline” monsters. Today, I add another to the ranks of the amalgam creatures....
Earlier this week, I sat down with Ryan, Perram, and special guest, Ariadne MacGillivray of Ubisoft, to talk about inclusion in and the state of the gaming community. We recorded our conversation and you can listen to it here....
Two weeks ago I talked about how character sheets can function as a map to a game system and to a lesser degree how a character sheet can function as an outline for a designer. At the end of...
A few weeks ago I showed off my Harrowed Character Building System, and it was pretty popular. I just finished using them for the first time on Saturday and I must say, it went splendidly. So now that I...
Welcome to Iconic Design, Private Sanctuary’s source for innovative and evocative character builds for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, guest-written by Code/Switch blogger James. Today, we’re going to be looking at a build for JUMPING SUPER HIGH. Hello, everyone! Alex...
One of the persistent challenges faced by GMs everywhere is the constant struggle to get your group to do something you want them to. You’ve planned out an elaborate series encounters but your players decide not to go in that direction....
Pathfinder has a lot of weapons. That’s a good thing for a game that has such a technical combat system, it increases the variety of options your character has. A quick count says Pathfinder has roughly 29 different swords....
Welcome to Guidance, Private Sanctuary’s source for tips and techniques for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Everyman Gamer Alexander Augunas. Today, we’re going to be talking about Steven Universe and the GMing lessons that can be derived from it....
Legends and folklore live all over the world. Some of the truly interesting tales are the local legends. While cryptids of all kinds like bigfoot and the chupacabra are said to be found in varying regions, sometimes a cryptid might...